Carrera potato have good yields of rather big tubers with smooth skins & shallow eyes. The flesh is firm with a mild flavour. General purpose table potato and holds its shape fairly well when cooked.
- Very suitable for early harvest
- Big size tubers
- Very attractive bright skin
- Uniform tuber size and shape
- Early maturing variety
Agronomic Characteristics:
- Maturity: Early
- Dormancy: Medium
- Yield (Mature): Moderately high
- Tuber Size: Very large
- Tuber Shape: Oval
- Number of Tubers per Plant: 9-11
- Skin Colour: Yellow
- Flesh Colour (After Cooking): Yellow
- Cooking Type: AB (Slightly firm) – suitable for fresh consumption and multiple culinary applications
- Dry Matter Content / Starch: 17% / 11.2%
- Underwater Weight (UWW) / Specific Gravity: 304 / 1.064
- Internal Bruising Sensitivity: Slightly sensitive
- Metribuzin Sensitivity: Moderate
- Little Potato Disorder Sensitivity: Low
Key Highlights:
- Early maturing variety with moderately high yield
- Very large, oval-shaped tubers with yellow skin and flesh
- Slightly firm texture (AB cooking type) – ideal for fresh market and table use
- Moderate dry matter content (17%), suitable for fresh consumption rather than processing
- Low sensitivity to little potato disorder and moderate tolerance to internal bruising
- Good adaptability due to medium dormancy and moderate metribuzin sensitivity
